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Place of birth

Edinburgh [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [2]

Sliema [2]

Aberdare, Glamorgan [1]

Ayr [1]

Bedminster, Somerset [1]

Broadclyst Exeter, Devon [1]

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1]

Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1]

Drimsleague, Cork [1]

Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1]

Dysart, Fifeshire [1]

Erith, Kent [1]

Farnborough, Kent [1]

Honiton, Devon [1]

Hoxton, London [1]

Isleworth, London [1]

Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1]

Kingston, Surrey [1]

Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1]

Leeds, Kent [1]

Leicester [1]

Liverpool, Lancashire [1]

Long Ashton, Somerset [1]

Loughborough, Leicestershire [1]

Manchester, Lancashire [1]

Oxford [1]

Romsey, Hampshire [1]

Rugby, Warwickshire [1]

Sheen, Buckinghamshire [1]

Southam, Warwickshire [1]

St George, London [1]

Stonehouse, Devon [1]

Torquay, Devon [1]

Valetta [1]

Vittoriosa [1]

Walthamstow, Essex [1]

West Bromwich, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [26]

Ordinary Seaman [24]

Boy 1st Class [22]

Boy 2nd Class [22]

Stoker 2nd Class [7]

Leading Seaman [6]

Stoker 1st Class [6]

Petty Officer [4]

Acting Leading Stoker [2]

Chief Petty Officer [2]

Private [2]

Stoker [2]

Stoker Petty Officer [2]

Acting Chief Stoker [1]

Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1]

Bandsman [1]

Boy I [1]

Boy II [1]

Chief Stoker [1]

Cook's Mate [1]

Domestic 2nd Class [1]

Domestic 3rd Class [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

Junior Reserve Assistant [1]

Leading Stoker [1]

Leading Stoker 1st Class [1]

Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Second Cooper [1]

Senior Reserve Assistant [1]

Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1]

Stoker 1 [1]

Stoker 2 [1]

Trimmer [1]

Unit

HMS Victorious [34]

HMS Ganges II [13]

HMS Ajax [5]

HMS Ganges [5]

HMS Prince George [5]

HMS Erin [4]

HMS Agincourt [3]

HMS Goliath [3]

HMS Hampshire [3]

HMS Northampton [3]

HMS Talbot [3]

HMS Thunderer [3]

HMS "Victorious" [2]

HMS Curacoa [2]

HMS Dolphin [2]

HMS Exmouth [2]

HMS Fearless [2]

HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [2]

HMS Pembroke I [2]

HMS Prince of Wales [2]

HMS Victory II [2]

ACHERON [1]

Australian Infantry [1]

Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1]

HM Submarine A11 [1]

HM Submarine E36 [1]

HM Submarine E49 [1]

HM Submarine G9 [1]

HM Submarine H3 [1]

HMCS Naden [1]

HMCS Naden (Vancouver) [1]

HMCS Stadacona [1]

HMS Victorious [1]

HMS "Black Prince" [1]

HMS "Ganges II" [1]

HMS "Gunner" [1]

HMS "Impregnable" [1]

HMS "Pembroke II" [1]

HMS "Prince George" [1]

HMS "Scylla" [1]

HMS "Victorious II" [1]

HMS ? [1]

HMS ALBION [1]

HMS Aboukir [1]

HMS Acteon I (TB 113) [1]

HMS Albermarle [1]

HMS Alecto [1]

HMS Attentive II [1]

HMS Attentive II (Tartar) [1]

HMS Bacchante [1]

Service

Royal Navy [44]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [9]

H [6]

M [4]

S [4]

A [3]

D [3]

G [3]

C [2]

K [2]

P [2]

E [1]

F [1]

I [1]

L [1]

R [1]

T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Country

United Kingdom [14]

Australia [1]

Sri Lanka [1]

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People [44] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Edinburgh [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Portsmouth, Hampshire [2] Sliema [2] Aberdare, Glamorgan [1] Ayr [1] Bedminster, Somerset [1] Broadclyst Exeter, Devon [1] Cheltenham, Gloucestershire [1] Chilbolton Down, Hampshire [1] Drimsleague, Cork [1] Dunfermline, Fifeshire [1] Dysart, Fifeshire [1] Erith, Kent [1] Farnborough, Kent [1] Honiton, Devon [1] Hoxton, London [1] Isleworth, London [1] Kingsbury, Edgware, Middlesex [1] Kingston, Surrey [1] Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire [1] Leeds, Kent [1] Leicester [1] Liverpool, Lancashire [1] Long Ashton, Somerset [1] Loughborough, Leicestershire [1] Manchester, Lancashire [1] Oxford [1] Romsey, Hampshire [1] Rugby, Warwickshire [1] Sheen, Buckinghamshire [1] Southam, Warwickshire [1] St George, London [1] Stonehouse, Devon [1] Torquay, Devon [1] Valetta [1] Vittoriosa [1] Walthamstow, Essex [1] West Bromwich, Warwickshire [1]

Rank

Able Seaman [26] Ordinary Seaman [24] Boy 1st Class [22] Boy 2nd Class [22] Stoker 2nd Class [7] Leading Seaman [6] Stoker 1st Class [6] Petty Officer [4] Acting Leading Stoker [2] Chief Petty Officer [2] Private [2] Stoker [2] Stoker Petty Officer [2] Acting Chief Stoker [1] Acting Stoker Petty Officer [1] Bandsman [1] Boy I [1] Boy II [1] Chief Stoker [1] Cook's Mate [1] Domestic 2nd Class [1] Domestic 3rd Class [1] HMS Victorious [1] Junior Reserve Assistant [1] Leading Stoker [1] Leading Stoker 1st Class [1] Leading Stoker 2nd Class [1] Second Cooper [1] Senior Reserve Assistant [1] Ship's Corporal 1st Class [1] Stoker 1 [1] Stoker 2 [1] Trimmer [1]

Unit

HMS Victorious [34] HMS Ganges II [13] HMS Ajax [5] HMS Ganges [5] HMS Prince George [5] HMS Erin [4] HMS Agincourt [3] HMS Goliath [3] HMS Hampshire [3] HMS Northampton [3] HMS Talbot [3] HMS Thunderer [3] HMS "Victorious" [2] HMS Curacoa [2] HMS Dolphin [2] HMS Exmouth [2] HMS Fearless [2] HMS Maidstone, HM Submarine E24 [2] HMS Pembroke I [2] HMS Prince of Wales [2] HMS Victory II [2] ACHERON [1] Australian Infantry [1] Gibraltar (MYOSOTIS) [1] HM Submarine A11 [1] HM Submarine E36 [1] HM Submarine E49 [1] HM Submarine G9 [1] HM Submarine H3 [1] HMCS Naden [1] HMCS Naden (Vancouver) [1] HMCS Stadacona [1] HMS Victorious [1] HMS "Black Prince" [1] HMS "Ganges II" [1] HMS "Gunner" [1] HMS "Impregnable" [1] HMS "Pembroke II" [1] HMS "Prince George" [1] HMS "Scylla" [1] HMS "Victorious II" [1] HMS ? [1] HMS ALBION [1] HMS Aboukir [1] HMS Acteon I (TB 113) [1] HMS Albermarle [1] HMS Alecto [1] HMS Attentive II [1] HMS Attentive II (Tartar) [1] HMS Bacchante [1]

Service

Royal Navy [44] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

B [9] H [6] M [4] S [4] A [3] D [3] G [3] C [2] K [2] P [2] E [1] F [1] I [1] L [1] R [1] T [1]

Contribution

Military Service [33]

Country

United Kingdom [14] Australia [1] Sri Lanka [1]

Ralph Ernest Bowler

Born 1891

Royal Navy J4261 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J4261 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II

Royal Navy J4261 Ordinary Seaman HMS Victorious

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Andrew Barker

Born 1896

Royal Navy SS117398

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Victory II

Royal Navy SS117398 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Blenheim (Grass hopper)

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Andrew Bain

Born 1873

Royal Navy 172405 Stoker

Royal Navy 172405 Leading Stoker 2nd Class

Royal Navy 172405 Leading Stoker 1st Class

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David Muir Anderson

Born 1894

Royal Navy J11142

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges

Royal Navy J11142 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges

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